Voting Record — Colin Challen MP, Morley and Rothwell (10790)

Colin Challen

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 33 votes out of 931, 3.5% 931 votes out of 1288, 72.3% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 19 votes out of 1079, 1.8% 1079 votes out of 1246, 86.6% 0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectColin ChallenLab VoteRôle
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill – delay creation of clause 18 – website blocking minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — Schedule 1 — Explicit Approval of Lord Chief Justice Required for Minister to Suspend Coroner's Inquiry -rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — Enable Minister to Replace Inquest With Inquiry — Incercept Evidence in Inquests minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Oct 2009Government to sign up to 10:10 climate change campaign — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Jul 2009Deferred Divisions — Identity cards minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jul 2009Deferred Divisions — Identity Cards minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jul 2009Deferred Divisions — Identity Cards minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jul 2009Deferred Divisions — Identity Cards minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jul 2009Deferred Divisions — Identity cards minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Feb 2009Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval) Majorityno Rebel
20 Jan 2009Became Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Oct 2008Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Right of oral representations — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Secretary of State to have final say — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Jun 2008Planning Bill — National Planning Policy Statement To Include Policies Which Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2008Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2006Orders of the Day — Clause 70 — LEAs in England: provision of travel arrangements etc for children minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2006Point of Order — Clause 2 — Meaning of "charitable purpose" minorityno Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons23 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2006Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2006Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Majorityaye Rebel
15 Nov 2005Became Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
1 Nov 2005Became Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
14 Jul 2005Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons11 Jul 2005Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2005Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Clause 1 — Hatred against persons on racial or religious grounds minorityno Rebel
Commons21 Jun 2005Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Second Reading bothaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectColin ChallenLab VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno Rebel
11 Jun 2004Became Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
28 May 2004Became Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Installation of a Security Screen in the House of Commons Chamber minorityno Rebel
Commons22 Apr 2004Security Screen minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Feb 2004School Admissions (Prohibition of Religious Discrimination) minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2003Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Parliamentary Questions minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Jan 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Jan 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion) minorityno Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
14% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Asylum System - More strict
100% Ban fox hunting
88% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
50% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
93% European Union Integration - For
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
37% Fully Elected House of Lords
0% Gambling - Against permissiveness
50% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
50% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
77% Homosexuality - Equal rights
67% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
0% Increase VAT
50% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
18% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
97% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Mass Retention of Communications Data
41% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
7% No detention without charge or trial
100% Nuclear power - For
61% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
97% Post office - in favour of Government policy
3% Post office closures - against
0% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
15% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Right to strike
50% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0% Same Sex Marriage - for
41% Schools - Greater Autonomy
99% Smoking ban - In favour
82% Stop climate change
0% Support current and former armed service members
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
2% Termination of pregnancy - against
33% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100% Trade Unions - Restrict
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54% Transparency of Parliament
50% Trident replacement - In favour
7% University education fees - Should be free
100% University Tuition Fees - For
42% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83% Voting age - Reduce to 16
2% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
97.3% Shaun WoodwardSt Helens SouthLab
97.3% Yvette CooperPontefract and CastlefordLab
97.2% John RobertsonGlasgow North WestLab
97.0% Anne BeggAberdeen SouthLab
96.9% Gordon BanksOchil and South PerthshireLab

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